Spanish Writing Center
Sentence connectors
Conectores en español
Try to use as many of these as possible for variety:
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Además / es más |
moreover / furthermore |
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A propósito |
by the way, |
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A propósito de |
in regards with / in reference to |
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Asimismo / así mismo |
likewise |
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Cabe notar / decir |
It should be noted / said |
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Con tal de que + subjuntivo |
provided that |
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Consiste en |
it consists of |
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Consta de |
It consists of (# of parts, acts, etc.) |
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De acuerdo con |
according to |
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Debido a (eso) |
due to / because of (that) |
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Depende de |
to depend on (upon) |
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Desde este punto de vista |
from that point of view |
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En cambio |
whereas / on the other hand |
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En cuanto a / con respecto a |
with respect (regard) to |
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En forma breve y concisa |
briefly (stated) |
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En pocas palabras |
to summarize / in other words |
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(Eso) viene al caso / (eso) no viene al caso |
it has something/nothing to do with it |
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Hacer caso / prestar atención |
to pay attention |
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Hacer caso omiso de |
to ignore / to pay no attention to |
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Pasar por alto |
not to pay attention, to overlook (intentionally) |
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No prestar atención |
not to pay attention |
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Huelga decir que / sobra decir que |
it isn't necessary to say that |
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Naturalmente |
of course |
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Por supuesto |
of course |
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Desde luego |
of course |
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No obstante |
notwithstanding / nevertheless |
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Otrosí |
furthermore / besides / moreover |
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Por añadidura / adicionalmente |
additionally |
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Por consiguiente / por ende |
therefore |
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Por lo tanto |
hence |
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Por mi parte |
as far as I am concerned |
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Por mucho que + subjuntivo |
no matter how much |
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Por poco que + subjuntivo |
no matter how little |
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Por un lado |
on the one hand |
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Por otro lado / por el otro |
on the other |
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Por una parte |
on one hand |
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Por otra parte / por la otra |
on the other |
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Que yo sepa |
as far as I know |
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Se sobrentiende |
it is self understood |
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Según / depende |
It depends |
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Según |
according to |
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Siempre y cuando + subjuntivo |
provided that |
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Sin embargo |
however / nevertheless |
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Tener presente / tener en cuenta |
to keep in mind |
Page last modified November 21, 2012
